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Trevor N. McFadden
Trevor N. McFadden, U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia appointed by Donald Trump in 2017; former DOJ Criminal Division deputy, Baker & McKenzie partner, and co-author on Supreme Court emergency-stay precedent.
Trina L. Thompson
Trina L. Thompson, born Trina Lynn Thompson in 1961, is a United States district judge for the Northern District of California, appointed by President Biden in 2022.
Troy L. Nunley
Troy L. Nunley, also known as Troy Lynne Nunley, is a United States district judge for the Eastern District of California, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013.
Tucker L. Melancon
Tucker L. Melancon, born in 1946, is a senior United States district judge for the Western District of Louisiana, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
Tzipi Livni
Tzipi Livni, full name Tzipora Malka Livni (born 1958), is a retired Israeli politician who was foreign minister from 2006 to 2009 and chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians.
Ujjwal Nikam (उज्ज्वल निकम)
Ujjwal Nikam (उज्ज्वल निकम), Indian special public prosecutor from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, led the 1993 Bombay blasts and 26/11 Kasab trials, won the Padma Shri in 2016, lost the 2024 Lok Sabha race, and was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2025.
Ulpian
Ulpian (Domitius Ulpianus), Tyrian Roman jurist of the early 3rd century, chief adviser and praetorian prefect of Alexander Severus, murdered by the guard; over 40 percent of Justinian's Digest comes from his writings.
Umar Ata Bandial
Umar Ata Bandial, 28th Chief Justice of Pakistan (February 2022 to September 16, 2023), former Lahore High Court Chief Justice; his tenure featured the 2022 assembly-restoration ruling, election-delay suo motu, and bench-formation conflicts.
United States Attorney
United States Attorney: chief federal prosecutor for one of 93 USAO judicial districts, created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, appointed by the President to four-year Senate-confirmed terms with removal at will, and central to 2025-2026 vacancy-appointment disputes.
United States Attorney General
United States Attorney General: head of the Department of Justice and chief federal law enforcement officer, created by the Judiciary Act of 1789, department head since 1870; incumbent Todd Blanche, the 88th.
United States federal judge
United States federal judges, chiefly Article III Supreme Court, circuit, and district judges, are presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed officers with life tenure under the Judiciary Act of 1789 framework; Article I judges serve terms.
Unsuccessful recess appointments to United States federal courts
Unsuccessful recess appointments to US federal courts: temporary Article III judgeships filled under the Recess Appointments Clause that lapsed without Senate confirmation, including Heen, Pickering, and Rutledge, distinct from confirmed appointees Gregory and Pryor.
Upendra Baxi
Upendra Baxi (born 9 November 1938) is an Indian legal scholar, Emeritus Professor at Warwick and Delhi, former Delhi University vice-chancellor, Padma Shri laureate, and author of The Future of Human Rights and the term social action litigation.
V. Mohana
V. Mohana (Venkita Subramanian Mohana, born 1966), Indian Supreme Court judge elevated directly from the Bar on 2 June 2026, twelfth woman judge, second woman directly elevated, after decades as Senior Advocate.
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
V. O. Chidambaram Pillai (VOC, Kappalottiya Tamilan), 1872–1936, Tamil lawyer and independence activist who founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 and was sentenced to life transportation for sedition in 1908.
V. S. Mani
V. S. Mani (Venkateswara Subramanian Mani, 1942–2016) was an Indian international law scholar and ICJ practitioner, JNU professor, Nauru's legal adviser, and founder of two Indian law schools.
Valerie B. Fairbank
Valerie B. Fairbank, also known as Valerie Baker Fairbank, is an American judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California since 2007.
Valerie E. Caproni
Valerie E. Caproni is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Obama in 2013.
Valery Zorkin (Валерий Дмитриевич Зорькин)
Valery Zorkin (Валерий Дмитриевич Зорькин), born 1943, Russian jurist, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia 1991–1993 and since February 2003; led the court through the 1993 constitutional crisis against Yeltsin.
Vallabhbhai Patel (વલ્લભભાઈ ઝવેરભાઈ પટેલ)
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (વલ્લભભાઈ ઝવેરભાઈ પટેલ), Sardar Patel, the Iron Man of India (1875–1950): first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister who integrated over 560 princely states; led Kheda and Bardoli satyagrahas; commemorated by the Statue of Unity and Rashtriya Ekta Diwas.
Venustiano Carranza
Venustiano Carranza (1859-1920), Mexican politician and Primer Jefe of the Constitutional Army, overthrew Victoriano Huerta via the Plan de Guadalupe and, as president 1917-1920, convened the Constituent Congress that produced Mexico's 1917 Constitution before being killed at Tlaxcalantongo.
Vernon D. Oliver
Vernon D. Oliver, full name Vernon Dion Oliver, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Connecticut since 2023.
Vernon Jordan
Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. (1935–2021), American civil rights lawyer and Washington power broker; led the Voter Education Project and National Urban League, chaired Bill Clinton's 1992 transition team, survived a 1980 white supremacist shooting.
Vernon S. Broderick
Vernon S. Broderick, born 1963, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of New York since 2013, nominated by President Barack Obama.
Veronica S. Rossman
Veronica S. Rossman, born in Moscow in 1972, is an American jurist serving as a federal appeals judge on the Tenth Circuit since 2021, appointed by President Biden.
Vibhu Bakhru
Vibhu Bakhru (born Nagpur, 1966), Indian judge; former chartered accountant and Delhi High Court judge (2013-2025), Acting Chief Justice of Delhi; Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court since 19 July 2025.
Vicki Miles-LaGrange
Vicki Miles-LaGrange, born in 1953, is an American jurist serving as a senior U.S. district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
Victor A. Bolden
Victor A. Bolden is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Connecticut since 2015, appointed by President Barack Obama.
Victor Marrero
Victor Marrero, born in 1941 in Puerto Rico, is a senior United States district judge for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Clinton in 1999.
Victoria M. Calvert
Victoria M. Calvert, born 1981, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Georgia since 2022, nominated by President Biden.